For fifteen days every August, Egypt's Coptic Christian community celebrates one of its most popular religious festivals, the mulid[1] of the Virgin Mary. During this festival, thousands of Coptic pilgrims including families, church groups, and religious organizations travel to the Virg..
Amy Fallas
Amy Fallas is a PhD student in History at the University of California, Santa Barbara and specializes in Modern Middle East History. She also writes about current issues at the intersection of religion and politics in the US and Middle East.